NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH TOM LLAMAS SCORES 10 STRAIGHT WEEKS OF KEY DEMO GROWTH

Delivers Closest Demo Gap vs. ABC in 6 Years for Current Season

‘Nightly News’ Remains Only Evening Newscast Marking Across-the-Board Viewership Growth vs. Last Season

Week of April 6 Highlights

*Tom Llamas was off Friday

Nightly News scores its 10^th straight week of A25-54 growth vs. last year
Nightly News is the only evening newscast to grow across the board vs. last season
Nightly News closes the year-over-year demo gap vs ABC by 23%, 10th consecutive week of narrowing gap
Nightly News continues to deliver its closest demo gap vs. ABC in six years for the current season

Week of April 6 Stats

Averages 6.4 million total viewers, topping CBS by +2.627 million (+69%)
- Increases total viewership vs. last year by +281,000
- Grows total audience season to date by +78,000
Averages 909,000 A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +432,000 (+91%)
- Increases A25-54 viewers vs. last year by +117,000 (15%)
- Narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 23% vs. last year
- Nightly News’ A25-54 gap vs. ABC is 45% better vs. prior year at this point in the season, marking its closest demo gap vs. the network in 6 years
- Nightly News is the only evening newscast to grow vs. last season, +43,000
Averages 642,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +316,000 (+97%)
- Increases A18-49 viewers vs. last year by +93,000 (+17%)
- Narrows the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 18% vs. last year
- Nightly News’ A18-49 gap vs. ABC is 30% better vs. prior year at this point in the season
- Nightly News is the only evening newscast to grow in A18-49 viewers vs. last season, +42,000

WEEK OF 4/6/2026

Nielsen Big Data + Panel, L+SD, 4/6/2026-4/12/2026. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only.

Note: Nightly News and CBS Evening News were based on 4-day averages (Mon-Thu) due to special report impact (Artemis II splashdown) on Friday.